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Shambling
verb
/ˈʃæmblɪŋ/
Word Frequency:
0.1
Definitions
1.
verb
To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.
"I wasn't too impressed with the fellow, when he shambled in unenthusiastically and an hour late."
2.
noun
An awkward, irregular gait.
3.
adjective
Who walks while dragging or shuffling the feet.
"a shambling giant of a man"
Synonyms
shuffle
shuffling
dragfooted
shambly
heavy-footed
shackly
clumpy
slowfooted
waddlesome
hobblesome
stumblesome
lumbering
Rhymes With
ambling
rambling
gambling
scrambling
brambling
grambling
unlicensed gambling
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